Federal Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek gets an overview of marine research in the state of Bremen
08.02.2019 | At the invitation of Eva Quante-Brandt, Bremen Senator for Science, Health and Consumer Protects, the Federal Minister for Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, visited the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven on Thursday, 7...
The Federal State of Bremen as a hub of Expertise for Capacity Development: Conference in Berlin on February 11, 2019
28.01.2019 | The dynamics of today's world show that (further) education and training are fundamental prerequisites for stable development and sustainable use. Capacity development aims at strengthening and self-renewal of skills and abilities in...
International Marine Research Summit in Cape Verde
This text is currently only available in German… 25.01.2019 | More than 40 managers from marine research institutions in 20 countries met last week at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo on Ilha de São Vicente in Cape Verde. The conference was hosted...
Results of MARE:N Agenda Processes “Coast in Transition” and “Blue Ocean”
24.01.2019 | Representatives of the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) today/recently presented the results of the agenda processes "Coast in Transition" and "Blue Ocean" to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) at Vertretung des...
German-African Partnership to Strengthen Competencies in Coastal Management
09.01.2019 | The German and South African centres of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) have launched the cooperation project WIOGEN (West Indian Ocean Governance and Exchange Network) to strengthen the exchange and networking between marine...
Anna-Katharina Hornidge to become Director of International Ocean Institute (IOI) Germany
02.01.2019 | Professor Anna-Katharina Hornidge, head of the social sciences department at ZMT, has been appointed as the new director of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in Germany effective from January 2019. She will take over from Dr....
ZMT Alumni Fellowship: Apply now
20.12.2018 | We invite applications for the ZMT Alumni Fellowship 2019 – a new initiative by ZMT to foster the institute’s alumni network and cooperation among its alumni and researchers. The ZMT Alumni Fellowship includes a four-week research stay at ZMT...
ELIC project partners meet in Berlin
28.11.2018 | On Monday, 26th November the fourth ELIC meeting took place in the headquarters of the Leibniz Association in Berlin. Representatives of the individual ELIC projects from IUI, Israel and the Leibniz Association came together to present...
Chasing Coral: A Documentary Film Shows the Beauty and Plight of Tropical Coral Reefs
23.11.2019 | For the International Year of the Reef 2018, the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), in cooperation with the Bremen municipal cinema City 46, presents the documentary "Chasing Coral" by the U.S. director Jeff Orlowski. The...
Exhibition: In Sight – Bremen research for our grandchildren’s future
22.11.2018 | The funders of Bremen’s Haus der Wissenschaft organise an annual exhibition on a wide range of topics. This year the show deals with how sustainable our actions are. How can people lead a good life today without depriving generations to...
Ocean and Coastal Governance for Sustainability: Course by ZMT and IOI
21.11.2019 | The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) have joined forces to offer a three-day training course to familiarise participants familiar with basic principles of ecological, economic and...